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SoHo is home to the world’s greatest collection of cast-iron architecture. But more than that, SoHo is unique among New York’s neighborhoods for its classical French and Italian architectural designs. It simply doesn’t look like anywhere else, not even the neighboring West Village or Lower East Side.

For one thing, the colors are much more distinct in SoHo. They’re brighter. Perhaps that’s a reflection on the people living here. But for many of the cast-iron buiildings that give SoHo it’s unmistakable character, the reason for their bright coloring is actually pretty obvious: whenever you construct anything from wrought iron, it’s going to look like, well, wrought iron.

So the colors of SoHo as they’re known, or at least as they ought to be known, the colors that are just a street photographers dream come true (where else can you find so many amazing backdrops?), are actually the result of many, many coats of bright paints. And they light up a photo in ways even a flash cannot.

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We're PJ and Thomas, husbands living in a small town in Tennessee. We have a passion for restoring old houses and interior design, and in our free time you'll find us eating pizza and watching movies, and saying "y'all" like it's our job. Here on the blog, we post stuff you won’t see on our Instagram, as well as covering topics like marriage, LGBTQ+ issues, foster care, and so much more. Thanks for stopping by!